Nutritional matching for ovarian cancer patients after chemotherapy

Ovarian cancer is a common gynecological tumor with a very high incidence rate. Generally, patients need chemotherapy to eliminate the cancer. After chemotherapy, patients should develop healthy and reasonable eating habits and dietary structure, which is a necessary guarantee for improving the quality of life and prolonging life.

1. Calories and Protein

Calories and protein are essential for maintaining body functions, and their supply should be sufficient: you can eat more milk, eggs, lean pork, beef, rabbit, fish, poultry, soy products, etc. If the patient is anorexic to greasy meat, you can choose cheese, omelets, salted duck eggs, etc. You should also eat more honey and honey foods, as well as cereal foods such as rice and noodles.

2. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables

Fresh vegetables and fruits can supplement vitamins, such as rapeseed, spinach, tomatoes, onions, asparagus, hawthorn, Chinese cabbage, kiwi, kelp, etc. If the patient is severely nauseous, he can drink vegetable juice, or eat some refreshing cold dishes and fruits. Frequent changes can enhance the patient's appetite.

3. Eat more foods that enhance immunity

Patients are weak after chemotherapy and should eat more foods that can improve immunity, such as shiitake mushrooms, white fungus, black fungus, mushrooms, etc., as well as animal liver, cod liver oil, carrots, lettuce leaves and other foods rich in vitamin A and carotene.

4. Arrange your meals at the right time

Patients should have breakfast and dinner before 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m., respectively, to extend the time interval between medication and meals and reduce drug reactions. Avoid using irritating condiments such as pepper and mustard.

5. Drink water

Replenishing sufficient water can reduce the irritation of chemotherapy drugs on the digestive tract mucosa and promote the excretion of toxins. The daily water intake should not be less than 2000ml; in addition, milk, soy milk and mung bean soup can also help excrete toxins released by cancer cells.